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MADSEN, Howard Walter - Date of
birth
19 October 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-688598 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
364th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
8 February 1944 - Place of
death
Macquenoise, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Otto Madsen (father)
Anna (Skievensen) Madsen (mother)
Paul V. Madsen (brother)
Mervin Madsen (brother)
Mable (Von Zech) Madsen (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40020 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 2492
More information
2nd Lt Howard W. Madsen volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 September 1942.He was sent overseas in November 1943.
The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. Five crew members survived and evaded capture, five men were killed.
Lt Madsen was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. Andre-de-l'Eure, France.
His brother, Paul V. Madsen, was killed in action in Belgium on 27 December 1944 and is buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Collingdale, Penssylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Virginia Marriage Records, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - Delaware County Daily Times
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, HonorStates.org